New Jersey Symphony Presents Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration Concert
The New Jersey Symphony presents a virtual Lunar New Year celebration concert on February 5 at 7 p.m. The program is premiering on SinoVision and Symphony’s YouTube channel and will remain available on demand.
This special virtual concert combines new performances of solo and chamber works with highlights from previous New Jersey Symphony Lunar New Year programs. The program includes festive favorites and traditional Chinese tunes performed by pianist and soprano Chelsea Guo, pianist Min Kwon, violinist Jisun KimPeking University Alumni Chorus, Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus and New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players.
More information is available at njsymphony.org/LNY.
Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration Concert
Saturday February 5, at 7 p.m.
Musical director of Xian Zhang
Chelsea Guo piano & soprano
Jisun Kim violin
Piano Min Kwon
Peking University Alumni Choir
Starry Arts Group Children’s Choir | Rebecca Shen, director
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
ming yang violin
Hector Falcon violin
Michael Stewart alto
Philo Lee cello
Bass Alexandre Bickard
New Jersey Symphony
Opening of the Li Huanzhi Spring Festival
New Jersey Symphony
Conductor of Xian Zhang
Frederic Chopin Prelude op. 28, No. 15, “Raindrop”
Chelsea Guo piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/arr. Joel Jacklich “Alleluia” from Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165/K. 158a
Soprano Guo of Chelsea
ming yang violin
Hector Falcon violin
Michael Stewart alto
Philo Lee cello
Bass Alexandre Bickard
Traditional/arr. Julia Tsien “Jasmine Flower”
Chelsea Guo piano & soprano
Pablo De Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Jisun Kim violin
Piano Min Kwon
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky “Waltz” from Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
ming yang violin
Hector Falcon violin
Michael Stewart alto
Philo Lee cello
Bass Alexandre Bickard
Aaron Copland “Long Ago” from Old American Songs
Peking University Alumni Choir
Traditional/arr. Nicholas Hersh “Red Dragonfly”
Starry Arts Group Children’s Choir
Rebecca Shen, director
Purple Bamboo Traditional Melody
New Jersey Symphony
Conductor of Xian Zhang
This celebration is generously sponsored in part by an anonymous donor in honor of Music Director Xian Zhang. Chelsea Guo’s performance is generously sponsored by Margaret Lam.
